Gill trial continued to August

Published 10:25 pm, Friday, April 28, 2017

A man accused in the fatal shooting of his former son-in-law has been granted a continuance in order to allow his defense to review evidence.

In a special conference on Monday, Judge April Troemper decided to allow a motion by the defense of Rober Gill, 63, of Jacksonville to continue his case from May 23 to Aug. 7.

Special prosecutor Edwin Parkinson explained that the motion was granted to allow the defense to look over evidence relevant to the trial.

Gill is charged with the shooting death of his former son-in-law, 35-year-old Andrew Maul, as well as aggravated arson for allegedly attempting to burn down the house of Maul’s mother whilst believing her to be inside.

Gill had pleaded not guilty to all charges in October 2015.

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